The study analyses the relationships between capital dynamics, productivity, global value chains and foreign direct investment using panel data techniques. Among other results, we confirm the high importance of tangible and intangible ICT capital for productivity and GVC integration. We examine...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Promise of FDI for Sustainable Development -- 2 The Emergence of Mexico's Enclave Economy -- 3 Globally Networked, Environmentally Challenged: A Profile of the IT Industry -- 4 Wired for Sustainable Development? IT and Late Industrialization -- 5...

The present study assesses how governance affects information and communication technology (ICT) at the global level contingent on macroeconomic policy factors such as trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), manufacturing value added, and agricultural value added. The study focuses on 183...